Hackers take responsibility for crashing Pokemon Go and threaten to ruin everyone’s fun AGAIN

A group of hackers has taken responsibility for bringing down Pokemon Go's servers over the weekend and threatened to carry out further attacks against the smash hit video game.

The shadowy gang goes under the bizarre name of PoodleCorp and claims to be made up of hackers from Lizard Squad, a group which shot to fame after taking responsibility for bringing down the Xbox Live network on Christmas Day.

Anonymous members of PoodleCorp spoke on the internet talkshow Drama Alert and promised to carry out a massive attack at the beginning of next month.

"We'll be taking down all of the servers for Pokemon Go for 24 hours on August 1," one of the hackers said.

When asked why they wanted to stop people from walking the streets and catching imaginary monsters, he replied:

"Because we can and because chaos is fun. We like to make people angry.

"Find something else to do , because if that's all you have to do you need to get a life."

On Saturday July 16, users were hit with server problems as they tried to play, with many greeted by the following message: “We are working to resolve the issue. Please try again soon!"

Now Poodlecorp has alleged responsibility on Twitter, claiming to have used a DDOS attack.

This stands for Distributed Denial of Service and it’s when a server is hit with some many requests that it collapses under the weight.

However, app developer Niantic has suggested a hack isn’t to blame.

A message on its website read: “Due to the incredible number of Pokémon GO downloads, some Trainers are experiencing server connectivity issues.

"Don’t worry, our team is on it!”

Pokemon Go sees people desperately trying to capture as many different types of the creatures as possible.

In a true mixing of fantasy and reality, the game beams Pokemon to wherever you are. You then use the app to find them - simple.

Many users had seemingly planned to spent their weekend hunting Pokemon, but earlier today there were reports it was freezing

Some people couldn't even log in , prompting a host of annoyed messages on Twitter.

This account appeared to speak to many of the dissatisfied fans:

The game has been praised for encouraging kids to get outside more.

How else are they going to catch those elusive Pokemon unless they leave the house, after all?

Several Twitter users have joked about just that.

Servers in America are also experiencing problems, with users reporting they've been unable to log on to their accounts and had the game disconnect for no apparent reason.

It's not the first time Pokemon Go has experienced problems.

When it launched in America earlier in July the demand was so massive servers crashed.

The game might be new, but it's already been making headlines around the globe.

We recently reported on a group of teenagers who had to be rescued by a SPECIALIST MINE TEAM after they got lost while hunting out Pokemon in a cave.

Then there was another group of youngsters who were behaving in such an odd way the police were called to investigate.

Turns out they were just attending to find virtual characters in a deserted town centre.

Another woman used the game to capture her boyfriend cheating on her, but the best story has to be the savvy driver who's using the game to cash in.

The unnamed guy charges £15-and-hour to drive addicted gamers around so they can find more Pokemon.